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Ptarmigan Peak Weather Forecast

Central Colorado Range · United States
Issued: 5 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3450
3450
3450
3500
3450
3450
4250
8750
6300
km/h
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
10
S
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
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Snowflake cm
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7
1
—
2
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-6
-6
-5
-5
-8
-5
-3
-7
-2
-1
-7
-1
0
-4
-2
-1
-4
min °C
-4
-6
-7
-6
-6
-10
-9
-5
-8
-5
-4
-7
-5
-3
-6
-4
-3
-5
 chill °C
-11
-14
-15
-14
-12
-16
-16
-11
-15
-12
-11
-15
-12
-10
-12
-9
-8
-12
Freezing level m
3550
3200
2900
3100
3550
2950
2900
3800
2900
3350
4000
2950
3350
4150
3400
3500
4000
3350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-7-6-6-9-7-4-8-4-3-7-3-2-5-3-2-51-2-3-1-1-4-21-412-324-123-1
Sunrise
7:22
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
Sunset
—
6:13
—
—
6:12
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:07
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—
6:07
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Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Ptarmigan Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ptarmigan Peak at the specific elevation of 4188 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ptarmigan Peak. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leadville Airport
15 km WNW
2993m alt.
1 hour ago
-1°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
14 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Red Cliff Pass Airport
35 km N
3576m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 100 to 160 degs)
(28 kph at 120).
0.1 km
35 km ENE
2970m alt.
36 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 109).
3
35 km S
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 78).
2
36 km E
2839m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 5).
5
37 km S
2385m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Buena Vista Airport
37 km S
2422m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
Wind obs. (17 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
16 km
Low: overcast
38 km SE
2811m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 161 degs) was rejected.
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
43 km S
3211m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
light snow
Light snow.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
44 km NNE
2845m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 159 degs) was rejected.

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.